Author: Wampler, Travis
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Section 901 
ADVERTISEMENT

Warren County, MISSISSIPPI

Federal Aid Project No. ER-0401-00- (033)LPA/108494- 702000

The Board of Supervisors of Warren County, Mississippi, will receive bids for Federal Aid Emergency Drainage Repairs: Ballground Road #1, Federal Aid Project No. ER-0401-00(033)LPA/108494-702000 no later than (10:00 a.m.), Local Time, on (November 17, 2022), at the office of the Warren County Board of Supervisors located at 913 Jackson Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi. All bids so received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work shall consist essentially of the following items:  Reconstructing drainage structures, repairing and stabilizing eroded slopes, and replacing asphalt pavement. All other related items of work required to complete the project as shown and specified in the Contract Documents.

The above general outline of features of the work does not in any way limit the responsibility of the contractor to perform all work and furnish all plant, labor, equipment and materials required by the specifications and the drawings referred to therein.

The attention of bidders is directed to the Contract Provisions governing selection and employment of labor. Minimum wage rates for Federal-Aid projects have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and are subject to Public Law 87-581 Work Hours Act of 1962, as set forth in the Contract Provisions.

The Board of Supervisors of Warren County hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged and women’s business enterprises will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The award of this contract will be contingent upon the Contractor satisfying the DBE/WBE requirements.

The contract Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations:

1.	Warren County Board of Supervisors Office, 913 Jackson Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi. 
2.	Central Bidding – https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/	

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Cashier’s check, Certified Check on a solvent bank or a Bidder’s Bond issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price, payable to the Board of Supervisors of Warren County as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested by the County. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

The proposal and contract documents in its entirety shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and deposited with the Warren County Purchasing Department, 913 Jackson Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi prior to the hour and date above designated. No stripped bids will be accepted.
Bidders choosing to submit electronically are required to contact Central Bidding (Central Bidding House). “Electronic bids can be submitted at https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/.  Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding.  Interested contractors can register as a vendor for free at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Electronic bids are due at the same time and date as sealed bids.  For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814)

Work to be performed shall be in accordance with the “Mississippi State Highway Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2017”, together with all amendments and/or special provisions and/or addenda to the standards duly approved and adopted, unless otherwise noted in these specifications.

The attention of Bidders is directed to the provisions of Subsection 102.07 pertaining to irregular proposals and rejection of bids.

PUBLISH: (October 17, 2022) and (October 24, 2022)